Putting Up Numbers· NFL

The Commanders' rushing yards with Stefon Diggs and without Stefon Diggs

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Against what the season’s ratings expected, the Commanders were 3.2 yards under with Stefon Diggs and 85.4 yards over without Stefon Diggs in 2026, 6 games against 1. The plain averages are 114.0 and 202.0, a difference of 88.0. All 3 away games were with Stefon Diggs. All 3 games outside the division were with Stefon Diggs. All 3 first-half games were with Stefon Diggs.

Stefon Diggs, receiver: 252 receiving yards, 27 receptions and 44 targets in 6 games this season.

One game without Stefon Diggs is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

rushing yards a game over expected

The games

with Stefon Diggswithout Stefon Diggs
Washington Commanders’ games, 2026, each marked with Stefon Diggs or without Stefon Diggs
SideDateGameResultrushing yardsExpected
Sep 13, 2026@PHIL132118.9
Sep 20, 2026@DALL182127.4
Sep 27, 2026vsSEAW82105.0
Oct 4, 2026vsIND (neutral)L100125.3
Oct 11, 2026vsNYGT202116.6
Oct 19, 2026@SFL53107.6
Nov 1, 2026vsPHIW135119.1

Method

Read against .

  • Expected is an offense and a defense a team, fit over every 2026 game between two teams in the table with the game being read left out, plus 0.6 for the home team (the edge the fit finds once strength is in), nothing at a neutral site.
  • Each expected number is then fit to the season’s games: a game bears out about 32% of the difference the model predicts.
  • Who played is read from the snap counts, which name every player who took a snap on offense, defense or special teams.